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Industry News Daily — Thursday, February 16, 2012

Thursday, 16 February 2012 12:14Written by TrueCar

TrueCar.com’s daily industry news summary for Thursday, February 16, 2012, shares the most important news from across the automotive industry.

Industry

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USA Today

· GM made $7.6 billion in 2011, up 62% from 2010
· Full year revenue rose 11% to$105 billion
· GM lost $700 million before taxes in Europe and lost $100 million in South America, but made $7.2 billion in pretax profit in North America
· 4th quarter profit was flat with 2010

LA Times

· Tesla will provide the powertrain for a new Mercedes-Benz
· Tesla expects revenue to triple this year
· Tesla will provide battery packs, motor, gearbox, inverter and all related software for Mercedes
· Tesla expects to deliver 5,000 Model S cars this year

NY Times

· Death toll for teenage drivers increased in the first six months of last year
· If the trend persisted in the second half it would mark the end of eight consecutive years of declining fatalities among 16- and 17-year-old drivers
· In 1995 there were 1,015 recorded deaths and in 2010 there were 408

Detroit News

· Ford was listed among 29 corporations by Washington, DC based Women’s Business Enterprise Council in its 13th annual America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises awards
· Ford spent $1.06 billion on women-owned suppliers in the US last year, a 22% increase from $866 million in 2010
· Since 2009 Ford has more than doubled its partnering with women-owned businesses
· Ford uses 150 women-owned suppliers out of roughly 10,000 suppliers globally

USA Today

· Proposals are being tossed around that would limit features available in infotainment systems. They aim to:
· Reduce complexity and the time it takes to use the device
· Limit device operation to one hand
· Limit off-road glances required to operate the device
· Limit unnecessary visual information
· The NHTSA isn’t entirely against technology – they approve of GPS systems that remove the drivers need to fumble around with maps, which is even more distracting

Vehicles

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WSJ

· Affects the 2012 model year, because the side curtain airbags may not deploy
· Some of the airbags do not have the correct propellant mixture, which can prevent the airbag-inflating system from putting out enough compressed gas to fill the bag
· Includes 381 cars

NY Times

· Called the Smart City Brake Support – the laser sensor detects an object or stopped vehicle in the roadway, it pre-charges the CS-5’s brake calipers, reducing the distance required for the brake pads to strike the rotors
· If the driver fails to brake, the system would fully apply the brakes and curb engine output
· It can bring a CX-5 to a complete stop if the vehicle was traveling up to 19 miles per hour
· Would be most effective when approaching a stoplight at low speed or in stop-and-go traffic
· CX-5 is scheduled to arrive in US dealerships this spring

Automotive News

· Will go on sale 18 months from now and will be called the Macan (pronounced May-cahn)
· It is an Indonesian word for “tiger – and combines suppleness, power, fascination, and dynamics”
· It will share a platform with the Audi Q5

Comments

Auth21-10-2012, 03:05

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